Dr. Rodney Jurist

Professor Emeritus

Company Description: Located in Lawrenceville, NJ and servicing 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Rider University is a leader in American higher education celebrated for...
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Background

Education

Ed.D
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Education

Rutgers University

Certifications

Comprehensive Business Education

New Jersey Department of Education

Biography

Authored textbooks and articles pertaining to business education and instructional media and technology. Awards for distinguished teaching at the university level (Rider University) and contributions to education (Rutgers University).Served as Presi...

Within the next 10 to 20 years , the classroom will become a total virtual environment in which the learner may call into existence any situation , says Rodney Jurist , professor of education at Rider University in Lawrenceville , N.J. The setting will appear in hologram , and the learner will be able to interact with it..

Futurists even anticipate virtual scenes that allow students to experience first-hand , historic events such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence or the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

But demographic changes , a dearth of adequately trained teachers and the staggering price tag make it unlikely that all children will have everything that technology has to offer.

The average age of teachers is already in the upper 40s , and almost two-thirds of the teaching workforce will reach retirement age within the next 10 years.

Within the next 10 to 20 years , the classroom will become a total virtual environment in which the learner may call into existence any situation , says Rodney Jurist , professor of education at Rider University in Lawrenceville , N.J. The setting will appear in hologram , and the learner will be able to interact with it..

Futurists even anticipate virtual scenes that allow students to experience first-hand , historic events such as the signing of the Declaration of Independence or the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

But demographic changes , a dearth of adequately trained teachers and the staggering price tag make it unlikely that all children will have everything that technology has to offer.

The average age of teachers is already in the upper 40s , and almost two-thirds of the teaching workforce will reach retirement age within the next 10 years.